When it started I thought we were going down, and I was like, 'Oh my god, there's a fire on the plane'... I flipped it off onto the ground and it got under someone's seat, and the flames were just getting higher, and a bunch of people stood up.

The airline said crew members were trained for such an incident and were, therefore, able to quickly put out the fire. None of the 163 passengers were hurt, and it does not appear anyone's belongings were damaged, ABC News reports.

Aviation expert John Nance advises all iPhone users to put their devices in airplane mode during flights.

Searching for a signal mid-flight can draw a lot of power from the iPhone's lithium ion battery, making the iPhone more likely to catch fire.

The official cause of Thursday's fire will be determined following investigations from Alaska Air and the Federal Aviation Administration.